How do I programmatically stop execution of a python script, without closing python and maintaining the variables?

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I have an object oriented program and I want to stop execution and maintain the python memory of all the variables that were in memory during execution.

I want to do that so that I can experiment with my variables and program with them in the python shell.

sys.exit() finish python execution, not only the script, it is not what I want.

octopusgrabbus · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-13 19:41:39Z

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Using the following Python statements should solve your problem. It involves using the debugger.

import pdb
pdb.set_trace()

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Gareth Latty Over a year ago

This is the tool for the job.

Ignacio Quintero · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-13 15:17:09Z

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So what you want is to debug your program, try pdb which is the python debugger

http://docs.python.org/library/pdb.html

Or if you prefer you can use Eclipse with PyDevelop to have a friendlier user interface :)

answered Jun 13, 2012 at 15:17

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